Reading past accounts--even federal Supreme Court cases--of mental health issues can be cringe-inducing.
For a big chunk of our history, we feared and failed to understand what happens when the mind does not work optimally.
Once a month we feature details on aspects of mental health care in Mental Health Matters, our joint project withNational Alliance on MentaI Illness-Southern Oregon.
Andra Hollenbeck of NAMI-SO returns with a topic and guests to illuminate what it means to struggle with mental illness, and what it takes to get proper care.